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few results to show for it had a wearing and depressing effect
troops. Finally anti-aircraft searchlights were used°to light
pipe-line from commanding positions, while machine-gun sections w- 6
disposed to fire at various points within the arc. This method ^
certainly proved successful, and saboteurs rarely ventured within
zone of the lights, not knowing where the machine-guns might be ?
it was of course expensive protection since one light with i^ *
and machine-gun section was lucky if it could protect more than^ 0 ?^
miles of pipe. Fortunately in Palestine almost all sabotage was r° t
to the hills and Jewish Supernumerary Police proved to be adequate COntlne(i
protection for the last twenty miles of pipe, which ran over the i •
through mainly Jewish areas. Though anti-aircraft searchli.?hts
seldom likely to bo available for this sort of work on a future no 2 •
any form of lighting of a pipe-line -will be of value as a dete•rr t --n^ S10n,
even if it is only to drive the saboteur into the unlit sections \
places theref ore whore lack of roads makes patrolling difficult and
surprise by patrols almost impossible, a combination of lights with
well-concealed or roving machine-guns is probably the best°answer.
C -Qj gl usion s regardin g p ipe- li ne protect ion
The first conclusion to be drawn from the above is that protect:!nr,
of a pipe-line will usually result in wasted effort if its main?^
is not really essential to the needs of the moment. I„ any ease toW
r -strictodd to th ^ "J 11 Se p 0 “ be P ossible > «>* efforts should be
the flow'll J ^ protectlon of *"086 points where damage would stop
the flow for a long period. For this reason it will be necessary to
garrison pumping stations. Sarrisons should be strong
°£LtrdTs n! St f i0ns ’. but als ° *<> provide escorts 8 tT^e repair
o^taJ ? surprise patrols, which will at least provide a
success. OTCn lf th ° y may not 0ften meot ;vith muoh Positive
time in ® 00<i M * T - P atr °ls will at least limit the
iShtiS^f tb • , ^ 13 free t0 d0 his work - they are bad,
befte^de?™^ natroTs U8e ° f will be a
of succe c 'q whiVh -o 1 u 3 ’ In case Gur ^iing will be the essence
troops S b^l bG ° btained and to gain that
visible results ° ° n and ° n af *' t er night without any
will be a useful 4 -i° G0 **-^ ect ^heir bag in the end. Engineers
they can help to n °-f - 0 - lle ^ arr ^ soris 'the pumping stations, where
event " ^ ^ ^ thG the
the repair gangs, whom they^ufoftln be^bL^o 1 alS °t be US<2 ^ 1
protect. Finally at valves and nt’ ? ^ to assist as well as
passive defence by means of obstarl ^ ^SF? 36 ^ points on the line
deterrent value again-1 th, i ^ boob ^ t;ra P s wil1 have a
i-ue againot the less determined form of saboteur.
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exchanges corresponded witn . tbe Pipe-lines. Here telephone
both needed teclanical personnF^ 1112 stations , : both ta be guarded,
had breakdown ?-an'? s whioh n* a pj" 0 supervise "the civil staff, and both
Fortunately prSS^i^as SuSifassistance,
lines followed the main ^ facil:Lta ' t ed by the fact that most
by sabotage being easier anfd°th^ railwa y s ^ hut this was rather offset
no Skill to vnlfioTor ^for«quicker to effect. It needed
c e & ra Ph poles and then take av/ay lengths